News HeadlinesVirginiaTown of Wytheville Seeks to Launch Vintage Baseball League By AppalachianMagazine - February 13, 2018 0 3 Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter PHOTO: Vintage baseball game being playedFor years the Town of Wytheville was known for its farm league baseball teams which included aff...

News HeadlinesVirginiaWytheville Rural King Set to Open This Weekend By AppalachianMagazine - February 12, 2018 0 3 Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter PHOTO: Wytheville Rural King, Appalachian MagazineThe Wytheville Rural King will be opening its doors to customers for the first time this weekend at...

LifeNews HeadlinesVOTE: “Best of Appalachia” Awards for 2018 By AppalachianMagazine - January 23, 2018 0 54 Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter . . . . . SCROLL DOWN TO VOTE! . . . . . . . Help us put a spotlight on what is right in Appalachia by voting in our: “2018 Best of Appalachia Awards.....

News HeadlinesVirginiaDistribution Line Leaves Wytheville Without Power By AppalachianMagazine - January 12, 2018 0 3 Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter AEP is blaming an issue with a distribution line for a problem that has resulted in 2,265 customers being left without power. Businesses and reside...

HistoryTales from the PastTravelNew River Trail State Park: Converting Overgrown Rail into a Trail! By AppalachianMagazine - March 8, 2017 0 25466 Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter PHOTO: New River Trail State ParkCompared to the rest of the Commonwealth, the area known by locals as Southwest Virgi...

News HeadlinesVirginiaSWVA Windchills Could Drop to -10°F, Extremely Dangerous Temperatures By AppalachianMagazine - January 1, 2018 0 6 Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a series of urgent weather alerts to citizens in Southwest Virginia, warn...

News HeadlinesVirginiaCold Week Coming: Wind Chills may drop to -10°F This Week in Southwest Virginia By AppalachianMagazine - December 30, 2017 0 5 Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter The National Weather Service in Blacksburg, Virginia, has issued a special weather statement for residents of South...

LifeOld Timer's WisdomExtreme Cold Temperatures Place Pipes at Risk of Freezing: How to Prevent This from Happening By AppalachianMagazine - December 28, 2017 0 4 Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter . It appears that the opening days of 2018 will be much like the closing days of 2017 — cold… and ...

News HeadlinesVirginiaSneak Peek: What to Expect from the Wytheville Rural King By AppalachianMagazine - December 26, 2017 0 4 Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Article written by Jeremy Farley I spent a countless number of hours in my teenage years working as a stockman and cashier at the Wythevil...

News HeadlinesVirginiaFrigid Temperatures In Store for Wythe County In Coming Week By AppalachianMagazine - December 23, 2017 0 5 Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Wythe County residents can expect frigid temperatures in the closing days of 2017, as National Weather Service meteorologists are predi...

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HistoryTales from the PastThe History of Appalachian English: Why We Talk Differently By AppalachianMagazine - November 23, 2017 0 3 Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter “Where are you from?” An annoying question asked in a condescending tone I have been forced to endure nearly my entire life. Whether...

LifeFoodHistoryTales from the PastBorn in Southwest Virginia, the History of “Mountain Dew” By AppalachianMagazine - January 14, 2017 0 68810 Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Image: Early Mountain Dew adLong before the soda craze of the early-1900s, the term “Mountain Dew” had been used to describ...

HistoryLifeInspirationTales from the PastWhy Early Appalachian Settlers Originally Celebrated Christmas in January By AppalachianMagazine - December 25, 2016 26 286418 Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Ask any of the millions of children scattered throughout the Appalachian Mountains what day of th...